Leslie Katz wrote:
I started using Linux when Fedora Core 3 was relatively new, say a
year ago. I've now got to the stage that I use Linux almost
exclusively. (I leave it for about a minute a day to update an Excel
workbook that has a chart in it that I can't convert to Linux.) The
fact that I rely on Linux for virtually everything has made me afraid
to upgrade my distribution to Fedora Core 4, even though it would
permit me to try things like Invest or Pyt!ck. I'm worried about loss
of data, about loss of settings in applications common to both 3 and 4
and about loss of applications that I've installed that weren't part
of Fedora Core 3.
In one sense, I could stay where I am forever now, since everything is
now working well, subject to trivial things like Gnome Stock Ticker
not working as I'd like. At the same time, I'd like to be able to try
out new things.
Do people have views about the harm-potential of my upgrading? Am I
right to be fearful?
I upgraded to Fedora Core 4 from Fedora Core 3 on three computers.
Provided that you upgrade following the documentations in,
file:///usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html you will not experience surprises.
If all packages were installed using #yum tools I don't expect
inconsistencies between them. Just save your data before upgrading
of course. What I did when I upgraded FC3 to FC4 in one computer I
copied the data I have to the upgraded FC4; test for several days; and
if satisfied I upgraded the FC3 in my working computer.
Between Fedora Core 3 and Core 4 the major differences I noticed are the
differences in software versions that are downloaded when using
#yum -y install <software-package>. Fedora Core 4 install the latest
available (linux kernel and packages); Fedora Core 3 install versions
of packages that are behind.
Hope this helps.
O Plameras
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